Democratic Party/DFL

Neoliberals on Display

February 12, 2023

East Phillips is a neighborhood plagued by industrial pollution, with children there suffering abnormally high rates of asthma and other respiratory ailments. Under a cloak of progressive rhetoric and talk of equity, the majority on the Minneapolis City Council steamrolls over both the the community vision and fears of increased pollution. With this 7-6 vote,…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #97: Winter in the Twin Cities and Kicking off 2023

January 13, 2023

The first newsletter of 2023 has some catching up to do. Though we hope all comrades were able to find time to rest in the interim, late December was not a quiet time.
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Latest news from the Democratic Socialist Caucus

January 12, 2023

On Sunday, January 8, the Democratic Socialist Caucus (DSC) held its third annual convention, in fully virtual mode. The Democratic Socialist Caucus was formed in 2019-2020 with the intention of becoming a Community Outreach Organization within the Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) Party, and eventually a Community Caucus of the organization. As detailed in this story…
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Post-Election Debrief: Recentering After Two Years

December 16, 2022

On December 10th, Twin Cities DSA members met to discuss what is the role of electoral campaigns going forward. In light of the potential approval of the policy platform and chapter priorities proposals, we discussed how this work could advance TCDSA’s political vision, what the chapter is seeking from the endorsement process, how to build…
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Twin Cities DSA Newsletter #95

December 2, 2022

The December General Meeting, Labor Actions, 2023 Elections (Already??) and More!
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Twin Cities DSA Newsletter #94: Red Cup Rebellion, Midterm Elections, and Moving the Chapter Forward

November 18, 2022

Red Cup Rebellion, Midterm Elections, and Moving the Chapter Forward
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The Dangers Ahead

November 18, 2022

Driven by voters who wanted to defend the right to abortion and those who understood that Republican victories on Election Day would lead to a curtailment of democratic rights, the Democratic Party dodged a bullet. With young voters leading the way, a Red Tide was stopped. This was despite the Democratic Party’s absolute refusal to…
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Twin Cities DSA Statement on the 2022 Election

November 10, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2022 Contact: steering@twincitiesdsa.org We want to start by congratulating our TCDSA-endorsed candidates: Zaynab Mohamed, Omar Fateh, Samantha Sencer-Mura, Athena Hollins, Mai Chong Xiong, and Aaron Wagner all won their elections! They and all of the dedicated folks who made their victories possible should be proud of the organizing they’ve done.…
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Relating to the DFL

February 3, 2022

How and when to relate to the Democratic Party? It’s a vexing question, one that members of DSA spend a lot of time thinking about. In 1896 the People’s Party, a populist formation, joined the Democratic Party and was quickly subsumed. In the 1930’s the labor union bureaucracy kept workers in the Democratic Party, in…
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Democratic Socialists in the DFL – The Story So Far

January 1, 2022

A little over a year ago, I heard of an effort to launch a Democratic Socialists Caucus in the DFL. I have called myself a democratic socialist since about the mid-1980s. I made the transition from anarchist (because of Ursula K. LeGuin, Emma Goldman, and my small but intellectually broad social circle in Atlanta) through…
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Cut off! Canvassing as an Independent

October 9, 2021

Whether you love it or hate it, if you’ve canvassed for a liberal, progressive, or DFL candidate for office in the last few years, you’re probably aware of the Voter Activation Network (VAN). Grassroots campaigns can “make or break” on their ability to reach out to communities and connect with voters on the issues, and…
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